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1 conceit
[kən'si:t](too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) presunção* * *con.ceit[kəns'i:t] n 1 vaidade, presunção. 2 chiste, dito chistoso. 3 opinião pessoal. 4 opinião favorável, estima. 5 imaginação, fantasia, idéia extravagante. 6 idéia, pensamento. 7 metáfora extravagante ou forçada. • vt imaginar, presumir. in my own conceit na minha opinião. out of conceit with descontente com, cansado de. well conceited bem planejado. -
2 conceit
[kən'si:t](too much pride in oneself: He's full of conceit about his good looks.) presunção -
3 vanity
['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vaidade2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) futilidade* * *van.i.ty[v'æniti] n 1 vaidade, presunção, ostentação. 2 futilidade, inutilidade. 3 vazio, vácuo, vão. 4 coisa vã, coisa sem valor. 5 penteadeira, toucador. 6 nécessaire, bolsa para artigos de maquiagem. -
4 vanity
['vænəti]1) (excessive admiration of oneself; conceit: Vanity is her chief fault.) vaidade2) (worthlessness or pointlessness: the vanity of human ambition.) inutilidade
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conceit — ► NOUN 1) excessive pride in oneself. 2) an elaborate metaphor or artistic effect. 3) a fanciful notion. ORIGIN from CONCEIVE(Cf. ↑conceive) … English terms dictionary
conceit — noun 1 (U) an attitude that shows you have too high an opinion of your own abilities or importance; conceitedness: The conceit of the woman it s unbelievable! 2 (C) technical an unusual, cleverly expressed comparison of two very different things … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
conceit — noun a) Overly high self esteem; vain pride; hubris. b) A novel or fanciful idea; a whim … Wiktionary
conceit — noun 1》 excessive pride in oneself. 2》 an elaborate metaphor or artistic effect. ↘a fanciful notion. Origin ME: from conceive, on the pattern of deceive, deceit … English new terms dictionary
conceit — noun Syn: vanity, pride, arrogance, egotism, self importance, narcissism, self admiration Ant: humility … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
conceit — UK [kənˈsiːt] / US [kənˈsɪt] noun Word forms conceit : singular conceit plural conceits 1) [uncountable] a conceited attitude or way of behaving 2) [countable/uncountable] a clever and unusual idea or way of comparing things, especially in poetry … English dictionary
conceit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from conceivre Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) a result of mental activity ; thought (2) individual opinion b. favorable opinion; especially excessive appreciation of one s own worth or virtue … New Collegiate Dictionary
conceit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vanity, pride, egotism, self esteem; epigram, bon mot, quip; whim, fantasy, fancy, caprice, notion, quirk. See wit, imagination, figurative. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. vanity, self admiration,… … English dictionary for students
conceit — con|ceit [ kən sit ] noun 1. ) uncount a conceited attitude or way of behaving 2. ) count or uncount LINGUISTICS a clever and unusual idea or way of comparing things, especially in poetry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
conceit — [kənˈsiːt] noun [U] a conceited attitude or way of behaving … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
conceit — /kənˈsit / (say kuhn seet) noun 1. an exaggerated estimate of one s own ability, importance, wit, etc. 2. that which is conceived in the mind; a thought; an idea. 3. imagination; fancy. 4. a fancy; whim; a fanciful notion. 5. a fanciful thought,… …